A slew of unreleased and long-gestating films are finally headed for the big screen after maturing in the vaults of Miramax moguls Harvey and Bob Weinstein. The nine-strong roster of pictures include the stage adaptation of Proof, a relationship drama starring Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terry Gilliam's light-hearted fantasy flick, The Brothers Grimm.

The spate of releases are planned for this summer, with the Weinstein brothers hoping to put out as many pictures as possible before their Miramax contracts finally expire at the end of September, and their powerhouse studio is left in the hands of the Walt Disney Company.

Other pictures in the upcoming line-up include action-thriller The Underclassmen, kidnapping thriller Secuestro Express, and wartime action picture The Great Raid.

Also ready to go are Lasse Halstrom's drama An Unfinished Life starring Jennifer Lopez and Robert Redford, the horror picture Curandero, Johnny Depp in period drama The Libertine, and The Reaper.

Despite pioneering one of the most noted film companies of the last few decades in Miramax, The Weinsteins have in recent years complained about a lack of autonomy under the Disney banner.

They recently negotiated an exit from Disney and have been busy setting up a new venture, tentatively named The Weinstein Company, which already boasts a slate of pictures including work from Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Anthony Minghella, John Madden and Kevin Smith.